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Now that you know
What you are capable of
It's time for exploration
Now that you have tasted
What you can be
It's time for preparation
Am I going to dance on top of that table
Which one?
The one you are looking at
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a place now
where closure
has been gained
closure maintained
closure remains
looking to the past still remains
looking to the present still remains
looking to the future still remains
continues reflection exists
continues analyzes exists
continues exploration exists
live learn grow
life is a journey of self-exploration
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yearning
to
release
the inner self
being
bold
never
to hesitate
as ideas
gestate
not letting
the moment pass
drawing
back the veil
to let
imagination
set sail
the exploration
starts
those poeima
gifts
free
from above
free to deploy
each earthly day
sent to enjoy
I
capture
the rapture
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It takes an amount
Of growth
Is it certain ingredients?
It takes an amount
Of time
Is it certain qualities?
Peeling of a coconut,
Love embraces you
To know yourself
So that there is a responsibility
Knowledge Modifies you
To know your values
So that there is a accountability
Opening if a coconut,
It takes an amount
Of silence
Is it the agenda?
It takes an amount
Of integrity
Is it the formulation?
Exploration of a coconut.
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Winter, winter lit us explore the winter.
This exploration takes us through some of the warmest days.
No ones heart has time to be bitter.
Christmas and the days surrounding.
Makes everyone's spirt awesome and outstanding.
Just to put someone in the warmth of love and happiness.
To anyone that has been suffering from sadness.
A smile here, love there, a hug here.
slowly make all pain disappear.
This is the time of year.
That we all come together in this world to bring cheer.
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Total exploration
Needs a person
Idea
Courage to express
Sometimes confess
Theories throughout every story
Emotions unlock
The key being the mind
Sentences establishing narration
Concept in creation
Significance in the instance
Here and now principle
Flowing thereafter
Eyes awakening
Dreams never told
Fear by surprise
The need to emphasize
A Poet moment
Taking time
Step by step realize
You know now what makes Poetry
Collaboration of Poet’s strategy coming together in yesterday’s thoughts in tomorrow’s divine.
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Her eys search for a place to hide.
I wonder, would my open arms be enough for her to run to safety?
Could love have tempted her and hurt her for her willingness to trust?
And, punished her for her curiosity of exploration?
Could she love?
Could she trust?
Could she, once again, submerge in the depts of love with open arms?
Could someone have hurt her with love?
What could be more hurtful than love is pritence love.
She trusts and still holds to the past as she wonders why is she giving so much taught and time to what has past.
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No beginning no end
Declared a prophet of men
From womb to birth
Every individual came to Earth
...unless
The connections set
The program enacted
To many come to TRUTH
Memories redacted
...questions
Evidence of ancient people
Churches topped with sainted steeple
Hints of plagiarism in books
Ideas taken with golden hooks
...twist
Exciting information presented
To invite curious exploration
Careful to skillfully conceal
To prevent deep investigation
...story
Thinking minds know...
Written by Trudy Schrader on 04-18-2026
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Luna appears
pale, pocked,
and blemished by time;
rising majestically above the horizon
to traverse the ebony dome
of the night sky.
And as a Goddess,
She sits high above the planet,
monitoring the comings and goings
of humanity:
an unenviable enterprise.
For Man is a pernicious invader:
polluting the pristineness of space
with thousands of bits of accumulated junk.
And yet, it seems, nothing can dampen
Man's enthusiasm
for the exploration of space.
No matter the irretrievable, encircling debris,
left orbiting the Earth in His wake
as He attempts to touch the face of God.
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Writing your thoughts down
Makes the journey more exciting
Loving yourself
Acceptance of your emotions
Makes the journey more interesting
Unveiling yourself
A blessing in disguise,
As the stones gather in one place
And the tears starts to show
May you remember who you are
As the belief overwhelms the nation
And the blessings starts to flow
May you remember your forefathers
A product of unity,
Acknowledgement of your writing
Makes the exploration more productive
Finding yourself
Indulgement of your morals
Makes you the human being you are
Painful as it is
A blessing in disguise
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Obligation can promote inspiration.
If we don’t allow negative concentration to,
Stand in the way of our reputation.
We need to do more than just be a litigation.
To get out of our intoxication, which
hinders our motivation.
Please seek reformation to continue.
People said that segregation was the answer,
to help with education.
And no hesitation.
Don’t look to the exploration.
nor the expectation.
You get no standing ovulation,
because of your vocation.
So look to the LORD
He’s already given us his invitation,
not more confrontation.
Just a loving father waiting for our
Conformation.
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In greener days, when all was harsh and wild,
our stories were sparse and our facts were few.
So much to grow - ev'ry zeitgeist a child -
eager to race from soft meadows of dew.
Exploration, invention, 'crost the years.
Centuries rolled, and the scroll extended.
Minds grew sharper; we killed our primal fears.
Revelation bursting - still not ended!
Now, despite all marvels of glass and steel,
we live under heavy cloud - an old realm.
Histories too complex to make us feel.
Knowledge - an ocean - whose waves overwhelm.
How can we stay true to all that's been done,
and still find spring's vigor under Eve's sun?
30 April 2023
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Global and genuine
Personality wise kind
Words and sentences their introduction and identification
Exploration throughout
Through the journey of their minds into reader’s hearts
Where the adventure starts
Destination bound from origin
Every Poet with their individual detail
Showcasing like a Museum
Their portal of wit and style
Emotions unleashed
What all minds crave
Testimony
Before into the after
Sentences lead and words follow
Up the alpha scale
Without fail
Pausing only for a moment
Days into hours
Seconds into minutes
Poets arrived
Determined to stay
Destiny all the way
Calm and assured
Poet’s words to never go astray
Reader’s always welcome
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A kaleidoscope of shapes and colors
Flash through my mind, myriads of magic,
Impressions coloring this mystical world
That is the future, another place in time
Calling to me with voices from silence,
To return from my exploration of earth's
Vast megalopolis where I am the alien,
Where I am the unidentified foreigner.
'Twas a strange place I tell you now
Where strange creatures crawled about--
Thousands of them moving in patterns
Drawn in spaces between their lodgings
Tall towers and pyramid-shaped inverted
Cones where they raise their odd spawn.
HONORABLE MENTION - FOURTH PLACE
written June 4, 2021
submitted to "Weird, Wacky, Sci-Fi" Poetry Contest
All Poetry - September 8, 2021
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Epic
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Kindred Spirits:
The time has passed
And the tide has changed
But you and I remain the same
If people were to be created in pairs
or halves,
he is my other.
He is complimentary.
Designed for me.
Fit for me.
We are a matched set.
He is my kind.
And I am his.
Exhausted
Sleepless nights
Boundless exploration
My soul is getting restless
Wishing to sail away
Far from mortal misery
the earthy fear and woes
but waiting here as human
with no way to call to home
Searching every corner hoping
that hiding somewhere deeply
It will find a map, the gateway too,
a way across the sea of stars
to sail back to its celestial home
with you,the galaxy will be ours.
By Aliza Kashmala Kiran
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A misty fog dissipates at Dawn's first light,
yet a glaze of morning dew lingers.
And a scarlet sun slowly rises
on this misty Autumn morn.
Through hope or happy happenstance,
I perceive an undertone of whispers
as silks and satins rustle
in the breeze with a telltale flutter.
An Angel has strayed from heaven;
her beauty holds me transfixed.
And as her smile greets mine,
we embrace and passionately kiss.
Her lips unlock my heart with keys of desire,
oblivious to sin or folly.
And curious tongues indulge in exploration,
acquiescing to passion's will.
Aroused, we succumb to naked flesh,
skinny-dipping in intimate pools of pleasure,
and synchronize our heartbeats with
the opus of our souls.
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Encased in a box
Clawing, Screaming, petrified
"Focus on what's good..."
Light growing inside
planting seeds in my garden
drowning out evil
Mineralized wood
sparkling gemstone colors
standing tall and strong
In the darkness, calls
delusions, tangled theories
twisted processes
Presenting half-truths
mangled behind closed curtains
devil's alchemy
Thoughts as fireflies
exploration commences
purge the corruption
Garden of gemstones
seeds planted into wood's cracks
luminous facets
Patrolling in groupings
revealing machinations
always on guard here
Devoured corpses shown
skeletons of last battle
must keep on going
Drive out the madness
cultivated sufferings
weeds plucked from the roots
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Fifty years ago this July
Three American astronauts put the lie to 'Why'
On the surface of the Moon they made a pinpoint landing
Primitive technological devices notwithstanding
We thought the era of space exploration had started
But after only six more missions, the Moon we departed
For 47 years now we haven't been back
It is raw courage, or determination, that we lack?
Sad to say, it's a fundamental distortion of human vision
No longer do we look outside ourselves for challenges to meet and surpass
We've become self-absorbed narcissists, content to sit on our arses
This diminution of our vision comes at a steep price
When the going gets rough, be it at home or abroad
Our instinct is to give up, not to make sacrifices
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I have watched women's hopes of men
and seen them fall away bit by bit.
I have watched their love fade
in the way that the freshness of morning
dribbles to death in the hard dry heat of noon.
I have watched dreams of friendship and sharing die
in the emptiness of two separate souls
both designed to procreate
but one wanting to spread the seed to many vessels
the other to make a warm safe home.
Even though both obey a primal call
The male drive to spread excitement and exploration
must mix with romantic care and dreams.
Then this thing that women give is sacrificed
to the hot cauldron of man driven by sex and pride
And in our age we all look back
and see this thing and watch the dieing of the hope
in the brightness of the youth
and watch it move into the brittle
truce of aged man and woman.
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When we close our eyes and fall asleep,
dreams create a world tethered to our imagination:
where worrisome thoughts melt away like icicles
drip by drip.
And our subconscious
scripts our most intimate thoughts and desires.
Dreams are inked with raw feelings,
often underscored with vivid strokes of passion.
And our mind extends itself
to this tentative world
outside of emotional entanglements:
where hope navigates fate's treacherous waters,
immune to reality's rebuke.
Fantasy dreams show us what lies beyond
self-imposed doubts,
effectively expanding our view.
Like a dream, life is a journey of exploration.
We have no control
over its destination, or what course it will run.
We're all along for the ride:
and the best we can hope for
is to have some say
as to who shares the seat next to us.
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PALACE OF POSSIBILITIES
In the Palace of Possibilities, there are countless rooms.
While young, we anticipate their exploration
not recognizing the potential peril inherent in all.
We keep the doors open and with one foot inside
look around. What treasures will be found?
We enter with abandonment excited by schemes
and dreams that invade our very souls.
The door locks but somewhere hidden
a key exists within this sacred space.
As time progresses we become captive
to its charms and accept complacency.
And in our solitude of thought,
we stop looking.
Underneath the shadow of the door, a light shines
beckoning us to explore once more. Why, we ask,
trade one known for something unknown?
Life settles in and impulsive youth transfigures with age.
To later rage against the race with time.
C.A.K. 8-15-2012
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It says it starts within
A beginning to be
Believing and knowing
Efforts made
Achieving and expelling
Yourself establishing
Greatness and gratitude
Humble and appreciative
Value from one’s excellence
Avion expression
More than that
Marvelous leverage
Dignity virtues
Journey through capability highlighting abilities
Preparation, Practice becoming talent exchange
Exploration centered
Mission embraced
Don’t have to be famous nor recognition
When you were born, you were already great in the creation
Greatness in you the masterpiece wonderfully made
Stay positive and move on
Greatness is watching you now, just how you are going to do it
Greatness is also encouraging you through assurance and influence
Your every step and thought
Well done people will say
Greatness will be pleased
Applause in your efforts will be your captivation
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Ode
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UPON THE HILLS
upon the hills lies a centre of academic excellence
Professors and Doctors are vessels of this importance
Vibrant cool fresh breeze bless' its equivalence
Oh the mighty University of acquaintance.
Fully furnished bochord for vast exploration
Well inaugurated computers for extensive revision
A well accomplished futuristic wireless lnternet
For students curricular and co-curricular activities
Tik-tak, East or west, you embrace there presence
Tall or short, dark or brown, you reward there patience
Oh the mighty University of acquaintance
The university without walls.
Quality is our daily bread,
Like the appostles creed,
We pray that you always lead
For generations to glorify your commencement
Kabale University,
A university of the people
For God and my country.
TROPHY DEREK BAED 2023
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Attraction
As race is concerned
Beauty lies within
Buried beneath the surface
The stick figure
The petite
The full figured
And well rounded
The dreaded
The bald headed
Of body
Of mind
Of soul
Of pride
Nothing changes my perception
I am my own version of beauty of self
Attraction , repulsion
I’ll tell me about myself
And show me who I am
Rise up
And speak for myself
I wear a crown
And that’s enough
My own validation is sufficient
A journey of exploration
From pressed
To permed
To weaved
To coarse kinks
Love and guidance
Confidence and comfort -ability
Take possession and accountability
Life reimagined
I stepped outside and felt free
A dove flew over me
Walk with my head held high
The sun soothes my skin
Embracing my melanin
My hair deserves to command the room
Marckincia Jean
Free verse
09/04/19
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I never learn my way to beat the very best
For it could get my mind derailed in life's pursuit
But I try to beat my own very best everyday
To keep marching like onward soldiers' morales which never go astray
While I get more time on self improvement and dedication
My soul rest on the usual workout day by day
And my heart's clock reads me tit tat for exploration
That I quickly in no time learn the right play
Just like many students get to stay up burning candles
And as time flies, alarm becomes of no good use
Over the time, their hearts have mastered all possible scandals
Hosting the body system on no circumstance to dreadful night's abuse
Let nothing else get on your nerve to stop you
In been keen of interest on your spare-time activity
That you wonder weird lonely of how fast time flew
And how regrets can not but help measure your adversity
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